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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2011
... The US bond and equity markets are closed in observance of the Presidents Day holiday. "The S&P 500 hit a 32-month high Thursday. Equity market returns remain supported by improving economic trends and a strong corporate sector," said Kimberly DuBord ...

Market Wrap - Morning

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2011
... Minister Penny Wong, Austrade chief economist, Tim Harcourt, and Prescott Securities chief economist, Darryl Gobbett. On Thursday, the Australian sharemarket closed at a two-and-a-half-year high, propelled by signs of recovery in the US economy and positive ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2011
... ASX 24 at 0728 AEDT, the March share price index futures contract was 13 points higher at 4,925. In economics news on Thursday, Reserve Bank of Australia assistant governor (economic) Philip Lowe, and Westpac chief executive officer Gail Kelly address ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2011
... at 5,023.4. It was the second time in less than a week that the All Ordinaries Index closed above 5,000 points. Last Thursday, on February 10, it closed at a 10-month high at 5001.7 points. Monday's close was the highest for the All Ords since April ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2011
... chaos there could spill over to other parts of the already volatile Middle East. The Shanghai index gained on Friday and Thursday as traders had already factored in a rate hike announced by Beijing on Tuesday -- the third on the mainland in four months. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2011
... five cents, or 1.74 per cent, to $2.93 as investors continued to digest the company's half year result, announced on Thursday. Telstra was the top traded stock by volume, with 71.6 million shares being traded for a value of $209.9 million. Volumes across ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2011
... issue first half results. GGG Resources PLC and Western Manganese Ltd list on the Australian Securities Exchange. On Thursday, Australian shares rose slightly, taking the All Ordinaries over 5,000 points for the first time in 10 months, as investors ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2011
The Australian stock market was flat at noon on Thursday, with only slight gains and losses across the board. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 2.4 points, or 0.05 per cent, at 4,907.2, while the broader All Ordinaries index was up ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2011
... ASX 24 at 0830 AEDT, the March share price index futures contract was five points lower at 4,870. In economics news on Thursday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases labour force data for January. The Australian Office of Financial Management ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2011
... while Fletcher was up three cents at $6.09. The spot price of gold in Sydney was $US1351.70 per ounce, up $US18.88 from Thursday's closing price of $US1332.82. Gold miner Newcrest was up 89 cents, or 2.41 per cent, at $37.75 after gold rose over one ...